Homework #1: Tone & Mood
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Tone and mood both deal with the emotions centered around a piece of writing. Though they seem similar and can in fact be related causally, they are in fact quite different.
Tone
Tone is the author’s attitude toward a subject.
Mood
Mood is the atmosphere of a piece of writing; it’s the emotions a selection arouses in a reader.
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1. Compare the two movie trailers.
2. What is the tone of the first trailer? the second trailer?
3. What is the mood of the first trailer? the second trailer?
